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RAHAIL SALAMAT
Email: contentpro@gmail.com,
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahail-salamat-0683167

CONTENT DEVELOPER/ITEM WRITER

Master of item writing with over 15 years of experience in item writing, user manuals, developer guides and
reference articles on software technologies and hardware systems. With a keen eye for detail, I am an expert in
creating:

IT Certification IT certification items Item writing according to

Help/Reference guides
IT practice test questions
K-12 items (ELA, Science,
Math)
ESL/ELL item writing Common Core/NGSS
Topic-based authoring standards
Presentation videos
Cram guides for new
certifications

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
A flexible and responsive attitude with a commitment to meeting deadlines
Excellent written & communication skills
A methodical approach and an eye for detail
Ability to communicate with professionals
Commitment, drive and initiative
Dedication to high standards of customer service
15 years of IT certification guides writing and editing experience
2 years experience creating slide videos using screen casting software
Champion of following ETAs and making myself useful in a multi-disciplined team

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technical documentation applications: Adobe framemaker, Robohelp X5 and Camtasia Studio, Adobe
Captivate, AuthorIT, ScreenFlow, Screenr and Jing
Applications: MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher), Microsoft Visio, Libre Office, Microsoft project
management, Adobe Photoshop 8.0, Illustrator and HTML, CSS, JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MeasureUP.com (Certification test providers)----Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A -------------February 2016 to Present

Subject Matter Expert (Item writing)

Creating items with strong adherence to diversity of experiences

Writing complex items that follow NGSS for computer science and engineering.
Creating items on Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and EC Council exams.
Adhering to deadlines and submitting the work to a rigorous editing process

Pacific Professionals (Practice test providers) ----Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A------2007-2016

Certifications Writer (Q&A/guides)

Creating Microsoft Certification items from scratch and using advanced techniques like screenshots to
explain the question
Creating and managing Exam 70-638,640,649 etc in MCQ format (samples available)
Creating Cisco Certification items and study guides. (samples available)
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VMware certifications exam practice questions and study guides (samples available)
SAT-I, SAT-II study guides and practice questions.
Citrix Certifications exam questions and study guides (samples available)
VMware View study guides and practice questions
PMP certifications and practice questions
Creating practice labs of Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware, CompTIA, HP and IBM certifications.
Audio guides for Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware, CompTIA, HP and IBM certifications
Search engine optimization of various online certification material vendors using ninja outbound do-
follow linking strategies.

Electronic Government Directorate------------Islamabad, Pakistan-------------------------2006 2007

Content Developer

Documenting the IBM Websphere web portal for Pakistan.gov.pk

Preparing Web portal white papers for the Director-general of the Ministry
Assisting the head developer in creating a developers manual for IBM Websphere
Preparing and editing e-learning courses, user guides, application guides, user manual for the end user
of the Pakistan Web portal
Preparing How-tos for System Administrators, Database specialists to help them understand IBM
Websphere
Developing document repositories for IBM Websphere
Creating developer guides on APIs for Java

Freelance Writer (Part time)---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2006

As a freelance writer, I worked on these major assignments:

Developed content for http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/donor on earthquake pledges

Co-wrote an article on world portals for www.dawn.com.
http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/science/archive/060715/science6.htm
Created unique and exciting certification user guides related to Microsoft and Cisco
Managed and authored white papers, manuals, user guides and technical specifications manuals for
Alfred Software Technology Inc. in Melbourne, Australia.
Interpreted and transformed technical information to business manuals for a fortune 1000 client.
Worked on article writing assignments for various clients.

360Training Inc. -------------------- Austin, Texas, U.S.A (remote) ----------------------------------- 2001- 2003

Instructional Designer
As an Instructional designer, I wrote content for online training materials

Writing and editing content material for online training courses.

Designing images and short animated movies for online training course illustration.
Giving flash effects and instructions on each scene.
Documenting the entire course development process.
Utilizing copy-editing skills to deliver content quality.
Writing and editing keyword listed articles.
Digging out information on rare subjects with exceptional research skills

EDUCATION

University of Exeter MA in English Literature

Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan Bachelor of Arts (Major subject: English Literature)